Bananas Foster in a Goblet

Servings: 4Comments: What is Bananas Foster?

Created at New Orleans's Brennan's Restaurant in the 1950s, this dessert consists of lengthwise-sliced bananas quickly sautéed in a mixture of rum, brown sugar and banana liqueur and served with vanilla ice cream. It was named for Richard Foster, a regular Brennan's customer.

Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst

There's a little bit of a different take on the famous New Orleans dessert in this version, using frozen yogurt instead of ice cream, adding pineapple chunks, and serving it in a goblet instead of a dish.

Instructions: Peel bananas and cut each banana in half lengthwise. Cut each half into four pieces.

Place brown sugar and margarine in a large skillet, and cook over medium heat until margarine melts, stirring constantly. Add banana, pineapple chunks, and cinnamon; cook just until banana is tender, stirring and basting frequently with cooking liquid.

Place rum in a small saucepan, and cook until warm. Ignite rum with a long match, and pour over banana mixture. Stir banana mixture gently until flame dies down.

Spoon yogurt into attractive dessert or wine goblets, and top with banana mixture. Serve immediately.